Hippos bad toothache gets all the animals talking

One day, Milo wakes up and realises he's forgotten something very, VERY important. It's his friend Mia's birthday and he hasn't got her a gift! Milo searches high and low, but will he find the perfect present?

As animals tell one another about Hippo's strange behavior, each makes up something terrible to add to the story, until they are frightened that Hippo will destroy the Serengeti itself.

As animals tell one another about Hippo's strange behavior, each makes up something terrible to add to the story, until they are frightened that Hippo will destroy the Serengeti itself.

A class trip to the zoo descends into a chaotic hunt for the missing hippopotamus. Teacher, zookeeper and all the children join the search. The noise and drama reaches a pitch, and no one thinks to listen to quiet Liam, who really might know where the hippo is hiding. That's Not a Hippopotamus is a deft and delightful tale, packed with word play and madcap energy--and with a whole different story to enjoy in the illustrations.

Illustrated by Paul Harvey. Macmillan whole language Big books program.

From the moment when one hippo calls his friends over for a party to the climactic moment when all the hippos really do go berserk, the action in this funny book never lets up--even when the party's over and all the hippos go their separate ways. First published in 1977 and now formatted with an expansive design and bold, new vibrant colors, Hippos Go Berserk! offers inspired silliness. Full color. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.